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“Why isn't this being cleaned up?” wonders Jason Lee, who just moved back into the neighborhood Tuesday.

Lee spent months living in a hotel during repairs, and the work still isn't done.

Lee says the house doesn't feel like home anymore.

“I can't come out front and I can't come out back without seeing damage,” he says.Lee says he is feeling frustrated at the lack of action to clear the site of the explosion and demolish the surrounding homes.

Thieves broke in to his house, and other neighbors say they've also been burglarized while waiting on repairs before moving back in.

“These are people that are taking advantage of people because they know they're out of their house. “I believe if that was torn down and cleaned up there'd be less crime,” Lee says.

Assistant planning director Jay Davis says much of the work is out of the city's control.

“Basically it's in the hands of the insurance companies of the owners right now,” he says.

Davis says the city doesn't have any more demolition funds for the year. He also notes insurance companies stepped in early, and have followed procedure.

“The insurance company most likely brought in their own investigators. Those guys, those folks take an awful lot of time,” Davis said.

He empathizes with the neighbors, but says there's only one thing to do.

“We feel the same frustration because obviously we get the calls here as well. You have to have patience, even though I realize it's difficult to do. I wouldn't want it in my neighborhood,” he said.

Davis says the home north of the explosion site is being scheduled for demolition through the insurance company.